Going, Going, Gone

The pond was drying up. 

I rescued all the fish over a few days.

 Some backs were sticking up.

I had to stand on lids to keep from sinking in the mud.

 Still a few in there.

 One of the large catfish.  With leaves, not blood.

He snorted all the way to the neighbors pond but he seemed happy to be relocated.

 I rescued a dozen large fish and hundreds of little catfish and tadpoles.

I'm really glad because the next day it looked like this...

And now it is gone.